Istanbul vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$675
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$958
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
77
😀 Quality of life
78
68
🏙️ Population
15.7M
12.6M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 156% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4522nd and 8651st ($1288 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 1015th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Istanbul Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$864
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1568
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$944
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
46.24%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2833
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1376
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.6
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.85
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.41
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.56
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1043
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18637
$19556

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$679
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$659
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$819
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$835
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$838
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$985
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$725
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$915
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$852
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$679
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$724
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$787
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$562
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$547
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$686
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$837
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$691
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$574
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$704
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$695
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$777
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$821
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$612
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$848
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1151
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$655
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$732
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$697
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1039
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1006
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$618
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$699
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$591
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$725
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$745
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$760
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1067
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1013

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563